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Social Security Benefits: Disability
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many applications were made to the Independent Living Fund in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; [2093]
(2) how many approvals were granted of funding from the Independent Living Fund in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [2094]
Maria Miller: The available information is in the table.
| Applications made to the Independent Living Fund and new awards made, 2005-06 to 2009-10 | ||||||||
| England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | |||||
| Applications | Received | Awards | Received | Awards | Received | Awards | Received | Awards |
| Notes: 1. Figures are based on data as at 9 June 2010. 2. Some offers made in 2009-10 have yet to be accepted by the applicant so the 2009-10 award rates may be subject to slight change. Source: Independent Living Fund. | ||||||||
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many applications were made by persons working more than 16 hours per week to the Independent Living Fund in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; [2095]
(2) how many approvals were granted of funding to persons working more than 16 hours per week through the Independent Living Fund in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [2096]
Maria Miller: The information is only available from April 2008 and is in the table.
| Applications made to the Independent Living Fund and new awards made 2008-09 to 2009-10 for people working for more than 16 hours per week( 1) | ||||
| 2008-09 | 2009-10 | |||
| Applications | Received | Awards | Received | Awards |
| (1) Whether an applicant is in work or not has only been recorded since 1 April 2008. Source: Independent Living Fund. | ||||
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the budget was of the Independent Living Fund in each year from 2005 to 2010. [2097]
Maria Miller: The information is in the table.
| Independent Living Fund budget | |
| £ million | |
| Note: Figures are for Great Britain. Source: Independent Living Fund. | |
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of the total budget for the Independent Living Fund was allocated through the fund in each year from 2005 to 2010. [2098]
Maria Miller: The available information is in the table.
| Percentage of Independent Living Fund spend paid to users | |
| Percentage | |
| Notes: 1. The percentages refer to Great Britain. 2. The remainder of the budget is spent on admin. Source: Independent Living Fund. | |
State Retirement Pensions
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for what reasons the retail prices index each September is used as the basis for calculating the increase in public service pension in the next financial year. [4403]
Steve Webb: There is a statutory requirement that public service pensions are uprated by the same percentage as additional state pension. The Secretary of State is required by law to increase additional state pensions to ensure that they maintain their value in relation to the general level of prices obtaining in Great Britain estimated in such manner as he thinks fit.
The Chancellor announced in the Budget that the 2011 and subsequent upratings of benefits and pensions by reference to price inflation will use the Consumer Prices Index as the benchmark because it best reflects the expenditure patterns and living costs of social security benefit and pension recipients. Further details are set out in paragraph 1.106 of the Budget Report.
State Retirement Pensions: Redcar
Ian Swales: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Redcar constituency are claiming the state pension. [4382]
Steve Webb: As at November 2009, there were 18,770 claimants of the state pension in Redcar parliamentary constituency.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Parliamentary constituency of claimants is for Westminster Parliament. These constituencies are used for the Westminster Parliament for May 2005.
Source: DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.
State Second Pension
Ms Angela Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will estimate the savings which would accrue from the uprating of the additional state pension in line with the Consumer Prices Index (a) over the period of the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts and (b) in each successive five-year period to 2050; [4504]
(2) how many people he expects to receive the additional state pension (a) in 2010-11, (b) in each of the next five years and (c) in each successive five year period to 2050. [4557]
Yvette Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the average payment under the additional state pension if it were uprated in line with the (a) retail prices index and (b) consumer prices index in each year to 2015-16. [4667]
Steve Webb: The information is not currently available, but will be made available by Friday, 9 July.
Ms Angela Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to uprate the additional state pension in line with the consumer prices index. [4505]
Steve Webb:
The Chancellor announced in the Budget that the 2011 and subsequent upratings of benefits and pensions, including the state second pension, by reference
to price inflation will use the consumer prices index as the benchmark because it best reflects the expenditure patterns and living costs of social security benefit and pension recipients. Further details are set out in paragraph 1.106 of the Budget report.
Unemployment Benefits: Peterborough
Mr Stewart Jackson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in
Peterborough constituency were claiming out of work benefits in (a) the latest period for which figures are available, (b) March 2010, (c) March 2009 and (d) March 2008; and if he will make a statement. [2797]
Chris Grayling: The information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The available information is in the following table.
| Claimants of out of work benefits in Peterborough constituency | ||||
| All | Jobseeker's allowance | Incapacity benefits | Income support/pension credit | |
| Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. Benefits are arranged hierarchically and claimants are assigned to the topmost benefit which they receive. 3. Incapacity Benefits-includes claimants of Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, or Employment and Support Allowance. 4. Income Support/Pension Credit-includes claimants of Income Support, including lone parents and men age 60 to 64 claiming Pension Credit who are not also claiming Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance. Income Support also includes claimants with a disability premium but not Income Support with Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance as they are shown in the Incapacity Benefits column. 5. The most recent available data are for November 2009. 6. Parliamentary constituency of claimant is as at May 2005 General Election. Source: Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study | ||||
Vocational Training: Disability
Nicky Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for the Residential Training for Disabled Adults programme and the continuing involvement of existing providers in that programme. [2805]
Maria Miller: As with all specialist disability employment provision, we are considering the way forward and support for Residential Training for Disabled Adults. We will make an announcement in due course.
We are committed to supporting severely disabled people and are currently reviewing the most effective way of doing this.
International Development
Departmental Public Expenditure
Mr Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether special advisers in his Department provided advice to Ministers on the funding decisions announced on 17 May 2010. [3724]
Mr Andrew Mitchell: The decision to cancel five development awareness projects in the UK was taken following an initial review of those areas of expenditure where the link between project activities and poverty reduction in the developing world was least demonstrated.
Special advisers provide input into a range of decisions, in line with the Special Advisers Code of Conduct.
Mr Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations he has received from organisations whose funding from his Department was cancelled on 17 May 2010. [3766]
Mr Andrew Mitchell: The Department for International Development (DFID) has received letters from four of the five organisations affected by the cancellation of funding on 17 May 2010.
Mr Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations he has received from multilateral organisations since the announcement of his Department's review of multilateral aid spending on 9 June 2010. [3767]
Mr Andrew Mitchell: The Department for International Development (DFID) has not received any direct representations from multilateral organisations since the announcement of the multilateral aid review on 9 June 2010. I have written to the heads of those multilateral organisations covered by the review to inform them of its purpose. My Department will continue to engage with these organisations during the review process.
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